Suggest Treatment For Loose Stool, Bloating, Painful Flatulence And Chills

Posted on Fri, 24 Jul 2015

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Fri, 24 Jul 2015 Answered on

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Question : For 3 days I have had loose stools, bloating, gas pains, aching, no nausea, no fever but have had chills.
Just wondering if it is a virus or could be more serious. I am rarely ever sick.

Answered by Dr. V. N. S. Parinam (46 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Sounds non serious with caution

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

With the description of your new symptoms and taking into account your overall health and negligible serious medical history it should be non serious illness technically. Yeah a virus may be.

However over 70 yrs of age and illness over 3 days not responding to immodium you would deteriorate swiftly when something odd happens. It is still a recommendation to visit a local physician or RN at least. Keep a tab on the amount of stool and urine you pass each time and number of times, drink non caffeinated beverages to compensate loss.

Hope this helps you decide.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar